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The Burned Tower
1998
First Published
3.64
Average Rating
46
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A truck driver on a lonely stretch of road, a hitchiker, and an ancient curse—"The Burned Tower" is a brilliant and moving tale, steeped in folklore, by the masters of modern fantasy, Sergey and Marina Dyachenko. In 1999, "The Burned Tower" was awarded the "Interpresscon" as the best short story of the year on the international SF-convention in St-Petersburg. Includes a sample chapter of The Scar . At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Avg Rating
3.64
Number of Ratings
326
5 STARS
18%
4 STARS
40%
3 STARS
31%
2 STARS
8%
1 STARS
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Author

Marina Dyachenko
Marina Dyachenko
Author · 36 books

Марина Дяченко Marina and Serhiy Dyachenko - co-authors of novels, short fiction, plays and scripts. They primarily write in Russian (and in the past also in Ukrainian) with several novels translated into English and published in the United States. These include, Vita Nostra (2012), The Scar (2012), The Burned Tower (2012), Age of Witches (2014) and Daughter from the dark (2020). The primary genres of their books are modern speculative fiction, fantasy, and literary tales.

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